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La Guajira (Spanish pronunciation: [la ɣwaˈxiɾa] [4]) is a department of Colombia. It occupies most of the Guajira Peninsula in the northeast region of the country, on the Caribbean Sea and bordering Venezuela , at the northernmost tip of South America.
An aerial view of the Guajira Peninsula (top center), including parts of Colombia and Venezuela west of the Gulf of Venezuela and south of the Caribbean Sea. The Guajira Peninsula [ɡwaˈxiɾa] (Spanish: Península de La Guajira, also spelled Goajira, mainly in colonial period texts, Wayuu: Woumainpa’a) is a peninsula in northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela in the Caribbean.
The La Guajira Desert [la ɣwaˈxiɾa] (Wayuu: Woumainkat Wajiira, Spanish: Desierto de La Guajira) is a desert located in northern Colombia and Venezuela, approximately 1,100 km (680 mi) north of Bogotá, covering most of the La Guajira Peninsula at the northernmost tip of South America. It is the continent's largest desert north of the equator.
Uribia is a small city and municipality of the La Guajira department of Colombia.It is the youngest municipality of this Department since the year 2000. Northern Zone of the Cerrejón coal mines are located in this municipality.
Maicao is located in the Guajira Peninsula, the northernmost part of South America and on the border of the Guajira desert.. The municipality of Maicao borders to the north with the municipalities of Uribia and Manaure; to the east with the Venezuela; to the south with the municipality of Albania and to the west with the municipality of Riohacha covering a total area of 1,782 km 2 and at ...
Founder and first governor of the Department of La Guajira [1] (January 1, 1992 - January 1, 1995) Jorge Eliecer Ballesteros Bernier [2] (January 1, 1995 - January 1998) Jorge Eduardo Perez Bernier [3] (2001 - 5 July 2003) Hernando Deluque Freyle [4] (July 5 - December 31, 2003) Jorge Eliecer Ballesteros Bernier [5] (January 1, 2004 - December ...
San Juan del Cesar together with Riohacha and Dibulla, are one of the production zones in which the yam, also known as Ñame, is cultivated in the department. [5] San Juan del Cesar is one of the largest producers of yam in the Colombian Caribbean region in which 85 hectares of yam production has been reported.
Albania (previously known as Calabacito from the Spanish meaning small calabash tree) is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of La Guajira.It is the most recently-formed municipality of La Guajira along with the town of Uribia, among others, created on March 19, 2000.
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